The Tuche Family: The American Dream
Directed by Olivier Baroux
- comedy
The story
Les Tuche, a modest french family, change his life after winning a super lottery. Thanks to the money of his parents, the son, Donald (aka "coin-coin") goes to Los Angeles to improve his english. On the L.A. University, he meets Jennifer, daughter of a famous American financier.
What it’s like
Bright, flat daylight and sun-washed sets give this French comedy the look of a cheerful postcard, with saturated provincial interiors in France giving way to pastel Los Angeles streets, pool decks and glossy campus lawns. The camera stays practical and unfussy, mostly medium shots and two-shots of people talking across kitchen tables or in cars, so the jokes land through faces and timing rather than style. The score is light and bouncy, with snappy comic stings and easy pop cues that keep things moving. The vibe is warm, silly and easygoing, the kind of goofy escapade that suits a lazy Saturday afternoon, a family watch, or something to put on while tidying up. Pacing is brisk and episodic, and the emotional arc follows a clumsy, good-natured young man and his loving but mismatched parents learning that money doesn't change who you are. Intensity is very low: slapstick mishaps and playful misunderstandings, no real violence, no gore, nothing frightening, and mild romantic and suggestive humour. It suits viewers who want broad, gentle, feel-good laughs and a dose of class-clash charm.
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